Something Happened Here.

Aotearoa NZ Histories

The Kit.

Year 4-10 students. 36 treasure hunts reveal the history of a place. Begin with only a specific location. Solve clues. Search archives for more information. Unravel 72 stories. View from different perspectives. Understand history is messy.

Learning Areas: Social Science, The Arts and English

Key Concepts: Aotearoa NZ Histories Curriculum, Research, Validate information

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Kit Patron: Ministry of Education

Classroom use to date: 3700 classrooms

Number of students reached: 108,800

Availability: Registrations full

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“The content was honest, eye opening and sometimes brutal, but totally necessary for our tamariki to understand Aotearoa the way it should be.”

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Your Physical Kit.

Our kits are beautiful, physical, tangible, tactile things (with digital components built in) . They are designed to be used and transformed by students into learning keepsakes. If you register for the Something Happened Here kit then you’ll also be granted access to a private kit page within our network where you’ll be able to access prompt support from a member of our School Kit Team to ensure your teaching experience is awesome.

Every kit has three parts

  • A colorful school kit labeled 'School Kit Teacher Your Classroom,' a vintage 1999 festival program magazine titled 'Hero' featuring a woman in tropical clothing, a black and white historical photograph of a large group of school children, and various badges and badges.

    01. The Boxed Kit

    Physical materials. Student focused. Designed to be used, transformed and modified. Beautiful. Boxed. Delivered to you

  • Digital devices displaying educational content: a laptop with a website titled 'Aotearoa NZ Histories 2023', a smartphone showing the same website, and educational tools like a content navigator and a circular wheel, against a black background.

    02. The online, teacher only kit space

    Private, secure, everyone together. Teachers only, free to join.

  • A digital interface with a scheduling page for March 2024, two profile pictures of teachers named Emma Lovell and Jo Fothergill, and two Polaroid-style photos of two women, one holding a red cup and another with artistic wings on their back. The profile pictures are displayed on smartphones, and the scheduling page includes details about a kit support session.

    03. The support to teach

    Tips and tricks. Direct messaging. School Visits. Calendly Appts. Zoom sessions. Teacher Champions

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